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Water-Year Summary for Site 05411850

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05411850 Turkey River near Eldorado, IA
LOCATION - Lat 43°03'15.16", long 91°48'32.18" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.08, T.95 N., R.8 W., Fayette County, IA, Hydrologic Unit 07060004, on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway B40, 1.4 mi east of Eldorado, 3.6 mi downstream from confluence with Little Turkey River, 3.4 mi upstream from Dry Branch Creek, and 83.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 641 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was updated to 890.26 ft NAVD88 on May 24, 2023, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published as 890.00 ft NGVD29. 
 
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records from September 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.26 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
REMARKS - Accuracy of records is discussed in the annual Station Analysis archived at the USGS IA Water Science Center.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 15, 1991, reached a stage of 18.78 ft, discharge 17,600 ft³/s.